very well put John- heres how I see it.. the movie poster history is
very scattered..esp in different countrys as there is really no
bonifide sources that can be shown with documents and sustaining
evidence with the closest data Ive seen from " Learn about posters" and
a few other hearsay sour
There is a distinction between repros/fakes and original posters that are
misrepresented. Reissues are often sold as original on ebay and this is
particularly prevalent with Australian posters which are not dated. Many
sellers on ebay use the excuse that they are only casual sellers and not
exp
[mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] ON BEHALF OF
Richard Halegua Comic Art
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there are double the amount of repros on ebay than original posters
every day of the year (if not 3-4x)
At 09:02 PM 11
Interesting discussions all.
Yes, I have managed to get my bidll business and my hobby of movie
poster collecting in the news but I truly doubt that is a bad thing even
if people want to punch holes in the how I have achieved it. I have
appreciated the messages of support for the website both
Behalf Of Richard
> Halegua Comic Art
> Sent: November 14, 2014 1:17 AM
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> there are double the amount of repros on ebay than original posters every day
> of the year (if not 3-4x)
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thanks Richard... I will be taking a good friend to the aiport in a few
hours... heisone my inventor friends who owns a company that makes
monsters for halloween props.. these lifesize props are sold world over
to decorate offices, homes, and various business..Dave my friend started
ou in Model
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] Talk About Timing...
there are double the amount of repros on ebay than original posters every
day of the year (if not 3-4x)
At 09:02 PM 11/13/2014, Kirby McDaniel imap mail wrote:
Are reproductions and counterfeits "flooding" the
bit of fun when you post Rich , thanks
filip
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Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 02:46:27 -0800
To: runbuffy...@hotmail.com; MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
From: sa...@comic-art.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Talk About Timing...
wow.. so you only look in the actual vintage posters category and
No, David, it absolutely does not matter that you use a bit of hype to promote
your business. Just a bit, though. Don’t flood the market with it, to use
that journalist’s phrase. Sometimes I will state in my listings “MovieArt will
sell NO reproductions.” It’s a convenient hook to hang one’s
Nice work with the PR, but you've made a massive error regarding the future of
movie poster collecting.
I can't be the only one paying heed to the wisdom of Tom Martin by divesting
myself of valuable originals in favour of repros.
If your site was exclusively shitty repros with no danger of mis
AN.EDU
From: sa...@comic-art.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Talk About Timing...
wow.. so you only look in the actual vintage posters category and you
also don't take the time to see how many repros are in the originals
categories?
try adding each category under the top level category
Entertainm
Dave
all repros sold are not nefarious sales.
Bootlegs are nefarious sales and only represent a
small portion of all "noted repros"
a person who is buying a $20 Frankenstein poster
isn't buying a collectible, they're buying a wall decoration
there is nothing wrong with this sale
repros sold
Originals-International
(33,788)
filip
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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 22:17:24 -0800
From: sa...@comic-art.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Talk About Timing...
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
there are double the amount of repros on ebay than original posters
every day of the year (if not 3-4x
: sa...@comic-art.com
Subject: Re: [MOPO] Talk About Timing...
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
there are double the amount of repros on ebay than original posters every
day of the year (if not 3-4x)
At 09:02 PM 11/13/2014, Kirby McDaniel imap mail wrote:
Are reproductions and
there are double the amount of repros on ebay than original posters
every day of the year (if not 3-4x)
At 09:02 PM 11/13/2014, Kirby McDaniel imap mail wrote:
Are reproductions and counterfeits "flooding" the market? Really?
I don't think so. Sure, there have been some fakes and some chic
So you are both saying (if) there is a couple of million posters
changing hands each year and if only 20,000 are fakes and repros it's
ok? (one tenth of 10%)
Would it not be better to warn people there are fakes out there and keep
an eye out, or do we just do an eBay and ignore it and let peop
Well said, Kirby, well said.
And repros FLOODING the market??
Not quite.
It's more like untrue marketing hype, methinks.
On Nov 13, 2014, at 9:02 PM, Kirby McDaniel imap mail wrote:
Are reproductions and counterfeits “flooding” the market? Really?
I don’t think so. Sure, there hav
Marketing.
After 30 years in it ones learns how to do it. That said, it doesn't
always work. Sometimes success is just luck but it's all about getting
the message out there, some is free, some costs money. And rarely does
one get a free write-up in a newspaper (when promoting a business) so
Are reproductions and counterfeits “flooding” the market? Really?
I don’t think so. Sure, there have been some fakes and some chicanery.
But the vast majority of movie posters out there are authentic.
I wish bidll good luck, certainly.
But the idea that most collectors are going to encounter
Dave,
How did these various newspapers and media outlets get wind of bidll
in the first place, in order to do these stories?
Did you (or an associate) contact them is some capacity to let them
know?
Jeff
On Nov 13, 2014, at 7:57 PM, David Rew wrote:
This today:
http://www.businessi
This today:
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/ebay-admits-it-banned-a-whistleblower-2014-11#ixzz3InwbUQu0
This also today
http://www.onyamagazine.com/arts-culture/film/glenhaven-movie-poster-collector-finds-a-way-to-share-his-hobby-with-the-world/
/With reproductions and counterfeits flooding th
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